The inedible roast chook was flung to the pigs.

OPINION: Blue-chip duo need to face up to problems at loss-making operations.

I've been told so many times things cannot be done. In the country, they just do get done.

If those involved loved animals, they wouldn't poke calves with electric prodders.

It is frustrating that in the past health hasn't been given the priority it deserves.

The increasing average age of rural GPs means there is a workforce crisis on the horizon.

Crayfish quotas are not allowing the fish to survive in northern waters.

Opinion: Jamie Mackay tackles a troll who thinks Jacinda is letting the side down.

We need greater deterrents, writes Miles Anderson from Federated Farmers

Farmers must tell it like it is. With social media there is no hiding place.

Go jump in the lake. I took that instruction literally and did.

When I joined the Mid Northern Beef+Lamb Farmer Council the environment was not mentioned.

Jen Scoular was one of 3000 people enjoying the Katikati Avocado Food and Wine Festival.

COMMENT: Weather extremes show we cannot rely on Mother Nature alone.

People shouldn't always believe the media, says Peter Jackson.

OPINION: Spierings and Wilson will have some tough questions to answer.

Opinion: Are freedom campers defecating drifters or a source of revenue for rural NZ?

I would highly recommend you non-believers try a spot of recycling for at least a month.

Jamie Mackay takes a trip down memory lane via goat shearing and a dodgy diving board.

Guest view: Todd Muller talks climate change and its challenges

Opinion: Dr Doug Edmeades explains why he is a climate change sceptic.

Farmers need a game plan to repel harmful substances that hurt your livelihood.

Steve Hart laments the loss of a plucky family member named Henrietta.

Political opportunists prevailed when it now appears the public supports the Te Mata track

We humans are laying waste to our planet, At least chooks lay eggs -- something useful.

The report delivers recommendations which have been overdue for a long time.

COMMENT: Farming should stop supporting rodeos.

The payment in March 2016 coincides with council acquiring $8 million for debt reduction.

Trains in New Zealand cannot take over the diverse tasks of trucks.

Year in Review: Malcolm Lumsden's opinion piece on the great cow v human pollution debate.